Turn the beat aroundLove to hear percussionTurn it upside downLove to hear percussionLove to hear it

Blow horns you sure sound prettyViolins keep movin' to the nitty grittyBut when you hear the scratch of the guitar scratchin'Then you'll know that the rhythm carries all the action, so

Turn the beat aroundLove to hear percussionTurn it upside downLove to hear percussionLove to hear it

Turn the beat aroundLove to hear percussionTurn it upside downLove to hear percussionLove to hear it

Flut player play you're flute 'causeI know that you want to get your thing offBut you see I've made up my mind about itTo me it is the rhythm, no doubt about it, woah, woah'Cause when the guitar player starts playing With the syncopated rhythm, with the scratch, scratch, scratchMakes me want to move my body yeah, yeah, yeahAnd when the drummer starts beating that beatHe nails that beat with the syncopated rhythmWith the rat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, on the drums, hey

Turn the beat aroundLove to hear percussionTurn it upside downLove to hear percussionLove to hear it

Turn the beat aroundLove to hear percussionTurn it upside downLove to hear percussionLove to hear it